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To clarify the following prices it is recommended that you read the article in the INFORMATION box below the PRICES…(These prices are based on a tradesman’s rate of £150.00 per day and a labourer if required at £100.00 per day. This includes the cost of buying and collecting any materials, dumping any waste if necessary and any incidental materials they will need. The minimum price will usually be for a half day)

How Much Does It Cost Fit a Header/Expansion Tank?

This price is based on a plumber’s rate of £200 per day. It includes the cost of buying and collecting any materials, dumping any waste if necessary and any incidental materials he will need. (The minimum price will usually be for a half day)

Job 1Matey will build a little platform, re site your existing header/expansion tank, extend the pipework to it and insulate it all. He will charge a day for this, plus his materials………£250.00

Job 2To replace a sticking/failed ball valve on a header/expansion tank. He will shut off the supply, unscrew and replace the valve and then after bleeding a couple of radiators he will be on his skates. About an hour....£70.00 all in.

Material Information

18 litre (4 Gallon) Header/Expansion tank £10.00Ball Valve £10.00

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Price Guide and Information Sheet on the Cost of Fitting/Replacing a Central Heating Header/Expansion Tank

I’m trying to work out why you want a header tank. Existing header/expansion tanks never go wrong and if you are fitting new central heating it’ll be included in the price. Let’s assume your existing header/expansion tank has been sited a bit too low and lifting it up will help the system work a lot better, which after all is a reasonably common problem.